Tisbury Town Counsel Declares Contract with Hospital Illegal

BY JOSHUA SABATINI

Tisbury's town counsel said this week the controversial amended contract among Island towns, the county and Martha's Vineyard Hospital is not a legal document.

David Doneski, of the Boston law firm Kopelman and Paige, sent his legal opinion to the Tisbury selectmen Monday afternoon.

County manager Carol Borer asked to address the town's concerns at a selectmen's meeting Tuesday after learning last week that the board questioned the legality of the agreement.

In a barrage of invective and noisy statements to the press, New Bedford city officials lashed out at the Steamship Authority governors from Falmouth and Nantucket this week for their vote to kill a pilot high-speed ferry project between New Bedford and the Vineyard.

This was a great season for Vineyard farmers. There was plenty of warm sunshine and enough rainfall throughout most of the growing season. It was more normal than normal, says Jim Athearn of Morning Glory Farm in Edgartown.

The hour is ripe - just around midnight Friday - and Edgartown police officer Mike Delis, cruising up Airport Road, knows what he's looking for.

Athletic Field Plans Call for Expansion at the High School

BY JOSHUA SABATINI

Two diamonds each for baseball and softball and four soccer-sized athletic fields is what athletic director Paul Harrison envisions at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School.

At a meeting last week of the school's land use subcommittee, Mr. Harrison presented an initial layout for his proposal. He said it could become a reality in five years.

"This is terrific," committee member Ralph Friedman said, looking over the plans.